Gustave Caillebotte Auction Prices and Value Guide
Gustave Caillebotte auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 291 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Gustave Caillebotte auction prices: quick answer
Gustave Caillebotte auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Gustave Caillebotte
- Source records
- 291
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Gustave Caillebotte market snapshot
Gustave Caillebotte shows deep auction liquidity with 219 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $430,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 19 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-09.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (2.4% · 2 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
- $10,000+ (97.6% · 80 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $100,000
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 19
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-09
Artist context
About Gustave Caillebotte
Born
1848
Died
1894
Nationality
French
Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894) was a French painter associated with Impressionism as both a participating artist and a patron of fellow members of the group. Although connected to the Impressionists, collected biographical summaries distinguish his comparatively realistic manner and note his early interest in photography as an art form. Museum and collector interest frequently centers on paintings of modern Paris and its inhabitants. Works named in institutional reference material include Paris Street; Rainy Day, On the Pont de l’Europe, and The Floor Planers, alongside his self-portraiture. Together, these subjects encompass city streets, bridges, working life, and the artist's own likeness. Caillebotte is also significant for supporting other Impressionists and for the later public importance of the collection he bequeathed. In appraisal and auction contexts, collectors may therefore encounter his name on paintings as well as in scholarship concerning the wider Impressionist circle. Identifying the specific object and the strength of its attribution remains essential.
ImpressionismPaintingModern Paris and street lifeBridges and urban infrastructureWorking life and interior laborSelf-portraiture
Common works and media
Auction and appraisal records for Caillebotte are most clearly associated in this source pack with paintings. Recognizable subject groupings include modern Parisian streets, bridges and urban settings, scenes of physical work such as The Floor Planers, and self-portraits. The pack does not provide enough evidence to characterize drawings, prints, editions, sculpture, ceramics, or posters as common market categories, so those formats should not be assumed without additional object-specific research.
Market and appraisal context
Caillebotte market research should begin with the identity and documentation of the particular work rather than with the artist's name alone. Relevant comparison points may vary according to work type, subject, attribution, and the availability of comparable public auction records. Paris street scenes, bridge subjects, working-life imagery, and self-portraits should be compared with genuinely similar works rather than treated as one interchangeable category. When records are available, sale date, realized price, auction-house description, and lot context can help frame comparison. The collected source pack does not establish condition, provenance, dimensions, signature status, or authenticity for any submitted object, so those matters require object-specific evidence and professional review.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
Value drivers
- Work type and subject, including Paris street views, bridge scenes, working-life subjects, and self-portraiture
- Strength and documentation of attribution to Gustave Caillebotte
- Comparable public auction records, including sale date, realized price, and lot context when available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not provide lot-level condition, provenance, dimensions, signatures, or attribution notes, so those details must be assessed from the specific object and its documentation.
- Auction records can provide comparison points but do not by themselves establish the identity, authenticity, condition, or current value of an individual work.
- No price trend or future-price conclusion is supported by the collected source pack.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Encyclopædia Britannica encyclopedia
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Gustave Caillebotte worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
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